Negron: Congressman Fleming needs to get his facts straight

12:55 PM,
Nov. 18, 2013

Written by

Gerardo Negron
Shreveport

At a recent town hall in Bossier, I heard some very strange claims from Congressman John Fleming about the Affordable Care Act, in particular its impact on local hospitals.

Fleming referred to a provision in the Affordable Care Act that is designed to incentivize hospitals to reduce the rate of hospital-acquired infections. He actually claimed that hospitals might "try to decide to put you someplace other than the hospital, just for their own survival."